June 2024 Newsletter
Dear HVTT Forum subscriber, This month’s newsletter focuses on the status and challenges regarding the uptake of electric cars and heavy vehicles in South Africa. I would like to acknowledge two HVTT Forum Board members, Michael Atkins (Senior Lecturer, Wits University, Johannesburg) and Abdool (AK) Kamdar (Manager: Decarbonisation and Drive to Zero, KDG Logistics, Durban) as well as one of Michael’s MSc students, Arnold Matiane, for providing the bulk of the material for this newsletter. There has been a surge in sales of EVs in South Africa, driven by government incentives such as the 150% investment allowance for new EV investments starting in 2026 and the strategic release of the Electric Vehicle White Paper, which outlines a comprehensive roadmap for the transition to new energy vehicles by 2035 (NAAMSA). Additionally, rising fuel costs and environmental concerns are pushing consumers toward EVs as a more sustainable option. NAAMSA reported that new... Read More